The state of Indiana has completed its transition to the statewide P25 system. You can find more info about that by clicking here.
ODFD and ODPD use a few different talk groups on the system, which include:
Ogden Dunes Fire:
Talk Group ID |
Talk Group Name |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
12559 |
64-FD-PAGING (Porter County Wide Fire Paging) |
|
12131 |
64-COFD-DISP (Porter County Fire & EMS Dispatch) |
Used by all fire departments in Porter County excluding Portage and Valparaiso |
12132 |
64-COFD-OPS1 (Porter County Fire OPS 1) |
|
12133 |
64-COFD-OPS2 (Porter County Fire OPS 2) |
|
12134 |
64-COFD-OPS3 (Porter County Fire OPS 3) |
|
12128 |
64-COFD-OPS4 (Porter County Fire OPS 4) |
Ogden Dunes Police:
Talk Group Number |
Talk Group Name |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
12135 |
Portage Police Dispatch |
Also used by Ogden Dunes and Burns Harbor PD |
12130 |
Portage Police - TAC 1 |
|
12652 |
Portage Police - TAC 2 |
|
12537 |
Portage Police - Car to Car |
|
12566 |
Ogden Dunes / Burns Harbor Police - Car to Car |
Along with these talk groups, ODFD uses a few different VHF & UHF repeaters that broadcast from multiple towers in town:
System Name |
FCC Call Sign |
Frequency |
PL/CTCSS |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ogden Dunes Fire - OPS 1 |
WQDZ412 |
156.1875 |
156.7 |
|
Ogden Dunes Fire - OPS 2 |
KSE514 |
155.655 |
162.2 |
Old ODPD Repeater |
Ogden Dunes Public Works |
WQGN794 |
152.390 |
123.0 |
Shared between OD Street, Fire, and Police |
Town of Ogden Dunes - Operations |
KBQ256 |
453.800 |
N/A |
DMR - Off the air for maintenance |
Porter county also has VHF paging for fire departments:
System Name |
FCC Call Sign |
Frequency |
PL/CTCSS |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Porter County Fire Dispatch |
WNVJ853 |
154.3100 |
114.8 |
Used for paging only- no other dispatch traffic. Information on paging tones can be found on the Porter County RadioReference wiki page (opens in a new tab). |
The Ogden Dunes Fire Department is also the home of the Ogden Dunes Amateur Radio Club (K9ODF). A member of the club has a UHF repeater that is open to the public:
System Name |
FCC Call Sign |
Frequency |
PL/CTCSS |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
KD9NSC UHF Repeater |
KD9NSC |
443.000 |
173.8 |
Repeater is operated by KD9NSC. May be moved to the club call sign at some point in the future. Allstar node 52318 |